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End of an era? Series of U.S. setbacks bodes ill for big oil, gas pipeline projects
By Valerie Volcovici and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rapid-fire succession of setbacks for big energy pipelines in the United States this week has revealed an uncomfortable truth...
Jul 08, 2020
Huawei: U.S. sanctions have no immediate impact on UK 5G supplies
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions targeting Huawei Technologies have had no immediate impact on the Chinese firm's ability to supply 5G equipment to the UK, Huawei Vice President Victor Zhang said on ...
Jul 08, 2020
Brussels approves Germany’s coronavirus crisis fund: ministries
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission has given its approval for Germany's proposed Economic Stabilisation Fund, the economy and finance ministries in Berlin said on Wednesday. In a statement, th...
Jul 08, 2020
IMF head urges pandemic response that tackles climate crisis
GENEVA (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers on Wednesday to use their response to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle climate change. "Looki...
Jul 08, 2020
Israel central bank’s Abir says buying corporate bonds to prevent layoffs
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel's decision to start buying corporate bonds should enable companies to issue debt and prevent further layoffs as a result of the coronavirus pa...
Jul 08, 2020
Futures wobble as U.S. coronavirus cases top three million
By C Nivedita (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked lower in choppy trading on Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines in the face of an alarming rise in coronavirus caseloads across the ...
Jul 08, 2020
Exclusive: Alibaba’s Ant plans Hong Kong IPO, targets valuation over $200 billion, sources say
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, plans a Hong Kong float as soon as this year and targets a valuation of more than $200 billion, said ...
Jul 08, 2020
Germany insists self-regulation not enough for Facebook
By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boy...
Jul 08, 2020
U.S. tech giants face hard choices under Hong Kong’s new security law
By Brenda Goh and Pei Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants face a reckoning over how Hong Kong's security law will reshape their businesses, with their suspension of processing governmen...
Jul 08, 2020
German economy likely to grow again from October or November: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's largest economy will likely start to grow again from October or November, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Wednesday. The German economy has been battered by ...
Jul 08, 2020
